
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cable Bay today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cable Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cable Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 17 | N 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 111 | 49 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:33PM2.65m | 6:54AM2.61m | 7:26PM2.71m | 7:48AM2.65m | 8:15PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.81m | 00:45AM0.90m | 1:08PM0.79m | 1:39AM0.83m | 1:58PM0.73m | 2:28AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
177 | 111 | 49 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 66 | 49 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 60 | 85 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 17 | N 18 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 |
1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 165 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 11 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 117 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
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